Kimberly A. Moore
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Kimberly A. Moore | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
Assumed office May 22, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sharon Prost |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
Assumed office September 8, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Raymond C. Clevenger |
Personal details | |
Born | Kimberly Ann Pace June 15, 1968 Halethorpe, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born June 15, 1968) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Early life and education
Moore was born in Halethorpe, Maryland. Moore received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1990 and a Master of Science in 1991, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1994.
Career
From 1988 to 1992, Moore was employed in electrical engineering with the Naval Surface Warfare Center. She worked in private practice as an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in Los Angeles, California from 1994 to 1995, and then clerked for United States Circuit Judge Glenn L. Archer Jr. from 1995 to 1997.
Moore taught at the
Federal judicial service
On May 18, 2006, President
In December 2015, Moore wrote the Federal Circuit opinion in
Publications
Moore authored Patent Litigation and Strategy with Federal Circuit Chief Judge
Personal life
Moore has four children with her husband, Matt, who is a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP.[7] Moore is Catholic, and attends the same church as the late Justice Antonin Scalia did. She has chambers in the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building in Washington, D.C.
References
- ^ United States Senate, On the Nomination (Confirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge). Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
- ^ Kimberly A. Moore at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Announcement of Chief Judge Transition at the Federal Circuit" (Press release). Washington, D.C. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
The Honorable Kimberly A. Moore will become Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 22, 2021. She will succeed the Honorable Sharon Prost who has served as Chief Judge since May 31, 2014
- ^ Graham, Scott (May 6, 2021). "Sharon Prost Ends Her Tenure Atop a More Unified Federal Circuit". National Law Journal.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (December 22, 2015). "Rock Band Wins First Amendment Appeal Over "Disparaging" Trademarks". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Patent Litigation and Strategy". Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
- ^ "Kimberly Moore '90, SM '91". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
External links
- Kimberly A. Moore at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.